Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at Sheffield United on Sunday after Rodri scored an 88th-minute winner to secure their third win of the season.
With the scores level at 1-1 and the clock winding down, the ball came to Phil Foden in the United box and although the English midfielder had no control over it, Rodri stepped in to power a half-volley into the top corner.
Champions City continued their perfect start as they moved on to nine points, two ahead of West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
City striker Erling Haaland missed a first-half penalty given for handball as his spot-kick hit the post.
City will be looking to make it nine points from nine, following last weekend's statement 1-0 win over Newcastle last weekend, which followed a convincing 3-0 victory over Burnley in Gameweek 1.
Having been widely tipped to be among this season's strugglers, Sheffield United have so far lived up to their relegation contender status with a 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace followed up by a 2-1 loss away at Nottingham Forest last time out.
Holliman has been a writer and editor for nearly 25 years and grew up with soccer in his blood. He played competitively through high school and has been following the game closely since the 1970s heyday of the North American Soccer League. His interest has expanded worldwide, and his betting approach is centered on crunching the numbers, but he sees the whole field and relies on his instinct.
Since the 2022 World Cup, Holliman has been profitable across multiple leagues, including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga. He went 21-10 -- bringing a profit of $1,147 for $100 bettors -- on his Champions League predictions last season.
This loss was their third consecutive defeat of the season, and they’ve only started a campaign with three league defeats on three previous occasions – 1966-67 (top-flight), 1995-96 (second tier) and 2020-21 (Premier League). They were relegated in that most recent Premier League campaign, and while they displayed a lot of spirit in this game to keep it interesting until the end, they didn’t really show much to convince us they won’t suffer that same fate again this campaign.
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